Artificially-hemstitched fabric



Aug. 21, 1928.

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CIALLYJrTulYiSTfJCI-IED Application filed April 1928. Serial 110. 103,957.

lhe present invention is concerned with the provision of an artificially hemstit-ched ric, and may be applied to towels, pillow cases, table cloths and various other articles which are frequently heinstitched for decorative purposes. 7 Ah object of the invention is to artificially simulate the hemstitching by the use of black threads woven through the fabric in such manner as to represent hemstitching.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a fabric having the ap Jearance of a hemstitched fabric, and yet materially strongor than a hem titchcd fabric, inasmuch the portion of the fabric ordinarily left open the hemstitching is actually closed by the black threads, so that the strength of the fabric is not impaired.

A. further object of the invention is to pro vide an artificially hemstitched fabric which may be manufactured more cheaply than hemstitched fabric, and to provide an artificial hemstitch which will be extremely realistic in appearance.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claim. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan iew or a t embodying the present invention. 7

2 is an enlarged detail showing the artificially hem of the fabric of 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

While I have shown the invention embodied in a towel, it will be apparent that there is no limit to the number of articles which mi be provided with the artificial hemstitch. i he towel may be woven of linen or cotton, or other suitable material which is white or light in color. For the mostpart the weave is conven tional, including the usual warp threads 10 interwoven with weft threads 11. This weave is fairly as fine as the ordinary weave in towelling. v

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light threads 11. Threads 12 are woven K G in such a manner as to produce a line of rectangular black spaces 13 on the body of the fabric, these bl cl; spaces representing the holes usually provided by hemstitching and producing a very realistic imitation of heinstitchiiig. The exact weave of the black or dark colored threads over the light warp threads may of course be somewhat varied in accordance with the particular style of hemstitching which it is desired to reproduce.

As shown in the drawings the dark threads are woven alternately under three warp threads and over four warp threads, so that the towel when viewed from the right side will show a series of oblong black spaces 13 somewhat longer than the white interspaces between them.

It will be apparent that the threads 12 might constitute part of the warp of the fabric, instead of part of the weft, or in some instances might constitute part of both the warp and the weft to represent crossed lines of hemstitching.

most instances it is only practical to use black thread." on either white or very light colored fabric. It will be apparent however, that other darl: colored threads might be substituted in certain instances, as for instance where table covers were to be hemstitched, and the threads 12 were of the same color as the surface of the table upon which the cover was to be used.

Various changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention. Hence do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim As a new article of manufacture a towel or the like of lightcolored fabric having a line crentiate between the black threads 12 and I of artificial hemstitching paralleling one of threads extend at regularly spaced intervals its edges and arranged relatively close to said across the series of black thread producing in edge, the line of artificial hemstitching comthe fabric a row of alternating black and light prising aseries of black threads arranged side areas simulating the openings of a hern- 5 by side and interwoven With a plurality of sestitched fabric.

ries of juxtaposed light colored threads of the fabric proper so that groups of light colored FELIX TAUSEND. 

